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On the recordSeptember 30, 2015
This decision will leave 8 out of 10 counties with the highest percentage of non-White registered voters without a Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV, to issue an Alabama driver's license.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama

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Sewell highlights the impact of closing DMV offices on non-White voters in Alabama.

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